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The personal side of getting transportation on the table
When a transit system has enough issues that even transit advocates can't use it, we need to look past cost as the barrier for addressing it, says Keith Mahoney
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As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
When a transit system has enough issues that even transit advocates can't use it, we need to look past cost as the barrier for addressing it, says Keith Mahoney
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This week's release of the Boston Opportunity Agenda's first State of Early Education report sparked a thoughtful discussion of how to get at quality, and how to build partnerships for the future.
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A new report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda finds that significant gaps exist between supply and potential demand for quality, affordable childcare throughout the city of Boston, especially for families seeking care for children under 3 years old.
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As College Month ends, we look at the progress Success Boston coaching has had on BPS graduates in higher education - and the district as a whole.
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The Boston Herald profiles Live Arts Boston grantee and 2019 Brother Thomas Fellow Shaumba-Yandje Dibinga and the arts group she co-founded, OrigiNation, which uses dance and other performing arts to connect with youth, build self-esteem, and teach African hisotry and civic resposibility. Dibinga notes the impact of the closing of green Street Studios on her work and her alumni.
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WFXT covers an education discussion featuring Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell and Boston Public Schools Supeintendent Brenda Cassellius, discussing key equity and performance challenges facing the distrcit moving forward, hosted at the Boston Foundation.
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WBUR explores a powerful night designed to confront and share in the mourning, loss, and rage that arose following the devastation of 2017's Hurricane Maria, by Live Arts Boston grantee and 2019 Brother Thomas Fellow, Yara Liceaga-Rojas
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A piece in the Dorchester Reporter highlights the impact of The Shout Syndicate Fund grantee the Hip-Hop Transformation, who will use their grant to expand their summer work giving teenagers music industry experience to a year-round opportunity.
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Prepared by MassINC and the Tisch College for Civic Life at Tufts University, MassForward looks at the stark data that show a lack of diversity and competitiveness in our local and state elections, and floats a series of proposals for opening up the system to better serve and protect the rights of voters.
Download the reportA first of its kind report from the Boston Opportunity Agenda finds significant gaps between supply and demand for quality, affordable childcare and early education programs throughout Boston.
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Success Boston college coaching has proven an effective support for Boston Public Schools graduates working their way through postsecondary education. A new report from Abt Associates looks at the impact of expanding the program to 1000 BPS graduates per graduating class, and whether the program has had a residual impact on all BPS students' ability to persist.
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Our 16th exploration of Greater Boston housing finds that efforts to undo the legacy of redlining have not been enough to fix the region’s housing equity and segregation issues.
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The Summer 2019 edition of TBF News highlights recent work from Boston Indicators on immigration and the changing demographics of Boston, and explores the challenges facing the Greater Boston housing market - plus education news and the announcement of two new Boston Foundation board members.
